The First National Bank of Danville, Danville, Illinois, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with First Financial Bank, N.A., Terre Haute, Indiana, to assume all of the deposits of The First National Bank of Danville.

The seven offices of The First National Bank of Danville will reopen on Monday as branches of First Financial Bank, N.A. Depositors of The First National Bank of Danville will automatically become depositors of First Financial Bank, N.A. Deposits will continue to be insured by the FDIC, so there is no need for customers to change their banking relationship to retain their deposit insurance coverage. Customers should continue to use their existing branches until First Financial Bank, N.A. can fully integrate the deposit records of The First National Bank of Danville.

Over the weekend, depositors of The First National Bank of Danville can access their money by writing checks or using ATM or debit cards. Checks drawn on the bank will continue to be processed. Loan customers should continue to make their payments as usual.

As of April 30, 2009, The First National Bank of Danville had total assets of $166 million and total deposits of approximately $147 million. First Financial Bank, N.A. paid a premium of 5.36 percent to acquire all of the deposits of the failed bank. In addition to assuming all of the deposits of the failed bank, First Financial Bank, N.A. agreed to purchase approximately $148 million of assets. The FDIC will retain the remaining assets for later disposition.

The FDIC and First Financial Bank, N.A. entered into a loss-share transaction on approximately $97 million of The First National Bank of Danville's assets. First Financial Bank, N.A. will share in the losses on the asset pools covered under the loss-share agreement. The loss-sharing arrangement is projected to maximize returns on the assets covered by keeping them in the private sector. The agreement also is expected to minimize disruptions for loan customers.

Customers who have questions about today's transaction can call the FDIC toll-free at 1-800-591-2817. The phone number will be operational this evening until 9:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT); on Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., CDT; on Sunday from noon to 6:00 p.m., CDT; and thereafter from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., CDT. Interested parties can also visit the FDIC's Web site at http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/danville.html.

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $24 million. First Financial Bank's, N.A. acquisition of all the deposits was the "least costly" resolution for the FDIC's DIF compared to alternatives. The First National Bank of Danville is the 50th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the eleventh in Illinois. The last FDIC-insured institution to be closed in the state was The Elizabeth State Bank, Elizabeth, earlier today.

The six failed Illinois banks are all controlled by one family and followed a similar business model that created concentrated exposure in each institution. The failure of these banks resulted primarily from losses related to the banks' investment in collateralized debt obligations and other loan losses.

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Congress created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1933 to restore public confidence in the nation's banking system. The FDIC insures deposits at the nation's 8,246 banks and savings associations and it promotes the safety and soundness of these institutions by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to which they are exposed. The FDIC receives no federal tax dollars – insured financial institutions fund its operations.

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